Posted by Daniel Gleeson on seventh October 2024
SSAB, a worldwide specialised metal firm, has awarded AFRY the primary engineering associate contract for its fossil-free metal mini-mill challenge in Luleå, Sweden. AFRY’s project contains fundamental and element engineering.
The providers might be offered throughout 2024-2026.
SSAB is enterprise a significant challenge to remodel to fossil-free metal manufacturing. SSAB is planning to exchange the present blast furnace manufacturing route with a brand new, state-of-the-art mini-mill idea that utilises electrical arc furnaces.
The mini-mill will produce 2.5 Mt/y of fossil-free metal. As soon as accomplished, SSAB will decommission the prevailing blast furnace-based manufacturing facility in Luleå, decreasing Sweden’s annual CO2 emissions by 7% along with the three% discount from the Oxelösund mill conversion, it states.
AFRY’s project is linked to the melting and sizzling rolling advanced, and it contains the complete multi-disciplinary fundamental and element engineering. The melting and sizzling rolling advanced contains electrical arc furnaces, secondary metallurgy, skinny slab casting and sizzling rolling in addition to the required infrastructure and auxiliary providers.
Nicholas Oksanen, EVP and Head of Course of Industries at AFRY, stated: “We’re proud to proceed our robust partnership with SSAB on this essential inexperienced transformation challenge aimed toward decarbonising metal manufacturing. The distinctive mixture of AFRY’s native and international experience in addition to our deep information of SSAB’s initiatives will guarantee a high-quality and environment friendly challenge supply from AFRY.”
The startup of the brand new manufacturing line is deliberate for the top of 2028.
